Today was the first time I had ever done even a single burpee, so doing 50 of them as rx'd (which I did do) was harsh. My movement is also presently severely hampered by some sort of rib-area injury that I sustained during Wednesday's thrusters. Without the injury, my time still would have suuuuuuccccked, but it probably would have been at least four minutes faster. I had to stop many times just to shake off the pain, even though my wind & strength were holding out okay. I'm new to CF and in horrible shape, but I still toughed it out today.

Mark - pretty awesome job for never having done a burpee before. The first few aren't too bad, but they sure catch up with you.

I appreciate the compliment, Win. Thanks.

It's sorta bittersweet for me. On the one hand, I did 50 when I had never done even one before, and I did it when I just as easily could have blown it off due to the rib problem. On the other hand, I was an elite athlete in several sports as a teenager (back in the Dark Ages), and I know that I have somewhere deep inside me the ability to do this sort of thing in about 5-6 minutes. I just gotta keep plugging away until my health improves and my times start to fall.